Zionism General

Zionism: The Cry of the Children in Palestine
1936 survey report and appeal to the Vaad Leumi by Henrietta Szold of the gaps in youth and child welfare related to insufficient coordination, funding, education and social programs with resultant school drop-out rate, delinquency, and generation gap. Pr
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Zionism: Going Back to Our Roots
This article attempts to trace and explain, why after so many thousands of years of hoping or a return to Zion, that hope should be translated into reality. Addresses Jewish dilemmas of identity in the age of Enlightenment and the Zionist movement as revo
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Zion in the Sources: Yearning for Zion
This encyclopedic article explores Zion extensively in Jewish sources: the Bible, aggadot,, customs and laws, Rabbinical sources, ancient and modern poetry, and through the modern Zionist movement itself.
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Viewpoints on Zionism: Israel as a Zionist State
Written after the Six Day War, this article presents Zionism and Israel as a project, with its dilemmas, discusses Jewish identities, suggests present-day responsibilities and obligations; emphasizes the vital bonds between Israel and the Diaspora as nece
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Towards a Homeland: Understanding Jewish Nationalism
What is Jewish nationalism and its relationship to Judaism? How can an understanding of Jewish nationalism help us understand the meaning of being a Jew in today's world? Paradigms in history and contemporary society, from external religious and national
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